Eczema is a common problem that causes the skin to become inflamed. People often also call it dermatitis. Eczema comes in many forms. But the different types of eczema tend to cause these symptoms: 1  Itching. 2  The itching can be intense.
Posted July 14 2011 â 1:02 PM EDT. Some seriously sad news: Roberts Blossom â the character actor best known for playing the wrongly-accused South Bend Shovel Slayer, a.k.a. âOld Man Marley,â in Home Alone â has passed away at the age of 87. The L.A. Times reports that Blossom died of natural causes in a nursing home in Santa Monica.
Time, however, has been less gracious to the cast. Only four of the original eight members are still alive. Blossom Rock, who played Grandmama Addams, died in 1978, at age 82. Lumbering Ted Cassidy, who played Lurch and Thing (the hand), died after open-heart surgery in 1979, at 46.